From: Josh Cheek <josh.cheek@...>
Date: 2011-12-30T14:25:06+09:00
Subject: Re: What’s the standard way of implementing #hash for value objects in Ruby?

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On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 5:47 PM, Nikolai Weibull <now@bitwi.se> wrote:

>
> I seem to have failed in communicating what I=92m after.  I wasn=92t afte=
r
> different ways of implementing #hash, I was after the golden standard
> of #hash implementations for value objects.  So, again, what=92s the
> standard way of implementing #hash for value objects in Ruby?
>
> If there isn=92t one, perhaps one should be agreed upon?
>
>
If there is one, I don't know what it is, which implies there isn't one.

I usually just delegate to one of my attributes' hash methods (e.g. for a
user, I might use its user's name's hash). I'm not sure what advantage
would be gained by establishing a standard.

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